I can't connect to Internet Explorer usine the Blue E for anything. I click on it and it flashes and then clicks off again. I can't get any MS Updates or go to any websites. I have AOL installed and it it my only way to get on the web. I will probably have to restore my PC to the original settings. I am going to lose all of my GAOD programs again. The last time I backed everything up to a WD External Hard drive but of course they never ran after that. I have had to wait for GOAD reruns to get them all back again and now it appears my registry is screwed up. Can my GOAD programs be saved to a usb flash drive and not lose the registrations on them and work from the flash drive? I hate to lose them all again.
I had at onetine downloaded Google Chrome but I hadn't used it. The IE 8 was downloaded and installed but then something happened and my Word messed up and then my printer and I uninstalled IE 8 and now I can't get into IE 7 at all.
Any and all help and info appreciated.
Thanks
FreeDove
Can't connect to MS Internet Explorer
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FreeDove
MemberPosted 14 years ago # -
watcher13
MemberThe first thing I would try is to reset IE7. Only 50-50 that this will work, but from some research I've done, this seems like the logical first step when you've uninstalled IE8. Some people have had problems.
Go to your control panel and click on your Interent Options (in Vista, I believe it's the same in XP but I'm rusty). This gets you to your IE Internet Options tabs. Go to the Advanced tab, and the reset button is at the bottom. This will clear your history -though not favorites/bookmarks - and will shut off all your add-ons, but they can be re-enabled later. And, of course, reset some of your settings. That's the idea.
Many IE haters here will just tell you to forget and install Firefox, instead. And you might try that, if you haven't already. It's certainly good advice and a good browser, but that won't fix your update problem, because, as you've already figured out, Update works through some of the modules of IE7, so you need it fixed for that reason. I'm experiencing a similar problem, though from another cause.
After an option reset, I'd think I'd run a disk check and System File Checker, especially the former to insure your not developing disk problems. However, I think I'd try an option reset first, because I'm seeing some evidence of printing problems with IE8 and IE8 possibly breaking IE7, and an option reset is likely the advice Microsoft would give you.
If you're on XP, you can always reinstall IE7, just not in Vista like me, 'cause it's built in. Heck, on XP, you can probably reinstall IE6 (though not if you've installed SP3). In any case, let us know how it turns out.
"Microsoft - shaky solutions and software since 1980." :)
Posted 14 years ago # -
Anonymous
UnregisteredIE 6 & sp3 ok if on befor sp3 but if you have IE7 on it will be a no to take off you can up date with out IE & Firefox with the Firefox addon 62 some name like that nlite got the info if you need,The last time my XP up date stop I got 3 new files to fix,and get all the # of the software to be safe you may find free tools to do this,you can boot off XP CD & do a bad fix then sp1 or sp2 then sp3 or you may be like me & some time get a no go to new!
Posted 14 years ago # -
aRenegade
MemberSorry to read about the dilemma you're in FreeDove. However, all is not lost so don't get in panic (which is much easier said than done). You're going to need more information about what happened, and a good place to start is the Windows Event Viewer. It maintains logs about program, security, and system events on your PC. There are Event ID numbers, which are basically, codes to help you troubleshoot the problem. With that ID number you can check the Microsoft Knowledge Base for more detailed information and possible solutions. At the stage you're in now it's vital to pin down exactly what went wrong, and the Event Viewer will be your "Yellow Brick Road"; except you want the road that takes you away from the "Land of Oz".
To open the “Event Viewer”, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and double-click Event Viewer. There’s more information about using it on the taskbar (i.e., File, Action, View, Help) AND in the “Action” menu dropdown list (i.e., Connect To Another Computer, Open Log File, Export List, and Help)
Here are some sites that have helped me solve some similar problems to the one you’re having right now (they’re good reference resources):
An interesting article that was in PC World titled “Can I Recover from Recovering My PC?” http://www.pcworld.com/article/151348/article.html?tk=nl_hoxcol
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